- Click 'Sign in' at the top right of the screen.
- If you have a full University card and an Oxford Single Sign On, click on the 'Oxford Single Sign On' link
- If you have any other type of card, including a Rewley House Continuing Education Library card, click on the 'Other Bodleian card holders' link.
Showing posts with label SOLO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOLO. Show all posts
Monday, 25 November 2013
Change to SOLO sign in
Signing into SOLO has changed slightly:
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
SOLO upgrade
SOLO, the library catalogue, has been upgraded and some new features added:
Browse search
Browse search
- Browse A-Z lists of authors. titles and subjects
- NB, does not include OxLIP+ databases or ORA theses or articles
- Limit your search by specifying a publication date range
- Export directly from individual records to a variety of online and desktop reference managers such as Endnote or RefWorks
- Refine your results using more than one option (topic, creator, language, library etc), or by excluding options
- NB, we strongly advise against excluding libraries. If an item is held in a number of libraries and you exclude one of them, you will not see the item at all, even if it is in a library you have included.
Thursday, 21 July 2011
New Library system - live!
Our new library system will be available to readers from 9am on Friday 22nd July.
SOLO http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now the library catalogue for printed and electronic materials. There's a link to a SOLO guide from the main SOLO screen and we have some brief printed guides in the Library. Library staff will of course be pleased to help you either in person or by phone or email.
If you have a Single Sign On, you will need to use this instead of your barcode number to renew books, place holds for items on loan or to request items from closed stacks. To access your record, Sign in at the top of the SOLO screen and select My Account. If you do not have a Single Sign On, use your barcode and associated password and sign in as a non Oxford member.
Library staff are now able to renew your books.
SOLO http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now the library catalogue for printed and electronic materials. There's a link to a SOLO guide from the main SOLO screen and we have some brief printed guides in the Library. Library staff will of course be pleased to help you either in person or by phone or email.
If you have a Single Sign On, you will need to use this instead of your barcode number to renew books, place holds for items on loan or to request items from closed stacks. To access your record, Sign in at the top of the SOLO screen and select My Account. If you do not have a Single Sign On, use your barcode and associated password and sign in as a non Oxford member.
Library staff are now able to renew your books.
Monday, 18 July 2011
New library system
Unfortunately the introduction of the new library system has had to be delayed until 9am on Friday 22nd July.
Mechanisms put in place by Bodleian Libraries to assist readers with obtaining items from the stacks during this period will continue through this week.
Rewley House Continuing Education Library readers who have books due back this week will be unable to renew them. Library staff understand the situation, and there will be no problems with items becoming overdue. We regret the inconvenience caused.
For full information, please see the Bodleian Libraries website at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/notices/2011-4-5
Mechanisms put in place by Bodleian Libraries to assist readers with obtaining items from the stacks during this period will continue through this week.
Rewley House Continuing Education Library readers who have books due back this week will be unable to renew them. Library staff understand the situation, and there will be no problems with items becoming overdue. We regret the inconvenience caused.
For full information, please see the Bodleian Libraries website at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/notices/2011-4-5
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
System down time, 8th-18th July
OLIS will be shut down on Friday 8th July for the migration to the new system which will go live on Monday 18th July.
You are reminded that you will not be able to place stack requests after 5pm on Thursday 7th July. If you need an item which is not available elsewhere, please ask library staff or see the request form on http://bodleian.ox.ac.uk/.
During the down time:
- All libraries will remain open for their usual hours
- Access to e-resources will not be affected
- SOLO will be available (except for at least part of Sunday 17th July) to check locations and shelfmarks, but you will not be able to see copy availability
- Lending services will continue as normal, but you will not be able to reserve or renew books, or access your patron record
OLIS Password
If you are planning to visit a library duriing the downtime, you will still need your OLIS barcode and password to access library PCs and connect to the Bodleian Libraries wireless network. please note that library staff will be unable to reset your password during the down time. If you do not know it, please check with library staff this week. Hint: your default password is your date of birth, entered in the format 05jul2011
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Book requests from closed stacks July 2011
Bodleian Libraries is implementing a new Library System this summer which will bring benefits to both library staff and readers.
The system migration will take place during 8th-18th July. During this time:
The system migration will take place during 8th-18th July. During this time:
- SOLO will remain available for checking the holdings and locations of item, but availability will not be updated and new items will not be added
- It will not be possible to access your patron record, or to request books to be fetched from closed stacks to reading rooms. If you need to consult items from the stacks, please order them during the first week in July, the earlier the better.
- It will be possible to request some Special Collections material manually, please see the Bodleian Libraries website for more information
- Access to e-resources will not be affected.
Loan services will continue as normal, although you will not be able to check your record. No items will be due back during the period 8th-18th July, so you will not need to renew during this period.
Library staff will do their best to ensure that services run as smoothly as possible during the transition period. Further information will be posted on the Bodleian Libraries website and on the SOLO home page
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Finding books with multiple versions on SOLO - new and improved!
From today, 26th April, improvements have been made to how books with multiple editions display on SOLO, which should make it easier to see what is available. This includes instances of multiple print editions, or instances where there are print and online editions.
Whereas before there used to be an easily-overlook-able link saying '1 of x versions of this work' on the right-hand side, you will now see a line of text saying 'multiple versions found - to view list click versions on the right'. This should direct you to the link that will bring up a list of all the different editions available in Oxford, automatically sorted in date order with the newest edition at the top. If there is an e-version, this will be shown on the intitial results page, and will be at the top of the list when you click the link.
There is no change to how books with only one edition display.
Whereas before there used to be an easily-overlook-able link saying '1 of x versions of this work' on the right-hand side, you will now see a line of text saying 'multiple versions found - to view list click versions on the right'. This should direct you to the link that will bring up a list of all the different editions available in Oxford, automatically sorted in date order with the newest edition at the top. If there is an e-version, this will be shown on the intitial results page, and will be at the top of the list when you click the link.
There is no change to how books with only one edition display.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Library name changes
Today, on Sir Thomas Bodley’s 465th birthday, Oxford University Library Services has been renamed the Bodleian Libraries. The central Bodleian will continue to be known as the Bodleian Library, and the collective name for the libraries comprising the integrated library service will be the Bodleian Libraries. The main Libraries website has changed to http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
Many of libraries are also changing their names. The Continuing Education Library becomes Rewley House Continuing Education Library. One practical implication of the change is that if you are used to limiting your search on SOLO to Continuing Education Library, you will have to scroll further down the list to select Rewley House Continuing Education Library (On the SOLO screen, click ‘All libraries/collections’ and select the library of your choice to restrict search results to holdings in that library)
Many of libraries are also changing their names. The Continuing Education Library becomes Rewley House Continuing Education Library. One practical implication of the change is that if you are used to limiting your search on SOLO to Continuing Education Library, you will have to scroll further down the list to select Rewley House Continuing Education Library (On the SOLO screen, click ‘All libraries/collections’ and select the library of your choice to restrict search results to holdings in that library)
Monday, 21 December 2009
Christmas closure
A reminder that the Continuing Education Library closes for the Christmas break at 3pm on Tuesday 22nd December and reopens at 9am on 4th January.
Please note that the Department for Continuing Education is closed for this period, so the Reading Room will not be available.
Electronic resources will be available through SOLO and OxLIP+ as normal through the closed period, although any problems may not be dealt with as quickly as usual.
Please note that the Department for Continuing Education is closed for this period, so the Reading Room will not be available.
Electronic resources will be available through SOLO and OxLIP+ as normal through the closed period, although any problems may not be dealt with as quickly as usual.
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Disruption to OLIS 18th-20th September
Message from Oxford University Library Services:
OLIS (www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis), Oxford University’s online library catalogue, will be unavailable from 5pm on Friday 18 September – Sunday 20 September inclusive (estimated timing) while the server is fitted with a new and faster disk array.
SOLO (http://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk) will be available throughout. Please note however that it will not be possible to check library holdings, place stack requests or reservations or to access patron records during the downtime.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this essential upgrade.
OLIS (www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis), Oxford University’s online library catalogue, will be unavailable from 5pm on Friday 18 September – Sunday 20 September inclusive (estimated timing) while the server is fitted with a new and faster disk array.
SOLO (http://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk) will be available throughout. Please note however that it will not be possible to check library holdings, place stack requests or reservations or to access patron records during the downtime.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this essential upgrade.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Electronic books for Historians
Oxford University has subscribed to Oxford Scholarship Online History, the online collection of scholarly history monographs published by OUP. This expands the original collections for Philosophy, Religion and Political Sciences.
Individual titles can be found on SOLO or go to OxLIP+ to view the complete collection. E-books can be freely accessed from any computer on the Oxford network. Readers with a full University card can also access e-books from any location using the Single Sign On.
The History Faculty Library has compiled a very useful guide to the full range of e-books available to Historians
Individual titles can be found on SOLO or go to OxLIP+ to view the complete collection. E-books can be freely accessed from any computer on the Oxford network. Readers with a full University card can also access e-books from any location using the Single Sign On.
The History Faculty Library has compiled a very useful guide to the full range of e-books available to Historians
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
New online newspaper archives available
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Christmas closure
A reminder that the Continuing Education Library will close for the Christmas break on Tuesday 23rd December at 4.45pm and will reopen at 9.00am on Monday 5th January.
Please note that the whole Department is closed for this period, so the Reading Room will not be available. All students must have vacated the Department by 5pm on 23rd December.
All online resources including SOLO, OLIS, OXLIP+ etc will of course be available during the closed period, although any faults which may develop may not be dealt with as quickly as usual.
Please note that the whole Department is closed for this period, so the Reading Room will not be available. All students must have vacated the Department by 5pm on 23rd December.
All online resources including SOLO, OLIS, OXLIP+ etc will of course be available during the closed period, although any faults which may develop may not be dealt with as quickly as usual.
Monday, 20 October 2008
Help in using library resources
Would you like to become WISER? Are you ever in Oxford with an hour to spare at lunchtime?
WISER (Workshops in Information Skills and Electronic Resources) is an initiative of Oxford university Library Services. Free sessions are held from 12.30-1.30 at Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) in Banbury Road.
There are separate programmes for Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences and Science. This term, all programmes cover the new SOLO and OxLIP+ services together with sessions on e-books, keeping up to date with the literature of your subject, effective searching of the internet etc.
To find out more, check the WISER website or see posters in the Library.
WISER (Workshops in Information Skills and Electronic Resources) is an initiative of Oxford university Library Services. Free sessions are held from 12.30-1.30 at Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) in Banbury Road.
There are separate programmes for Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences and Science. This term, all programmes cover the new SOLO and OxLIP+ services together with sessions on e-books, keeping up to date with the literature of your subject, effective searching of the internet etc.
To find out more, check the WISER website or see posters in the Library.
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Search Oxford Libraries Online (SOLO) - a new way to search Oxford library catalogues
An announcement from OULS:
Today, 1st October, Oxford University Library Services is introducing new search tools that provide enhanced and easy access to its many resources.
SOLO: Search Oxford Libraries Online http://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
OLIS, the library catalogue, still exists but is now overlaid with powerful search software, SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online). SOLO will search across OLIS, as well as the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) and other catalogues and e-resources collections so that your search results will be more comprehensive. Facets provide many additional links and there are options to email results, save results for bibliographic management packages, save searches and create search alerts. SOLO search results link to OLIS so that when you find the item you want, you will be able to place a stack request or a reservation. Using SOLO, it is easy to limit your search to items held in the Continuing Education Library. SOLO also allows for seamless linking to full-text journal articles.
An "Articles and Databases" tab gives you a quick overview (no more than 30 results per database searched) of journal articles, abstracts or bibliographic references in many subjects. Use this if you just want a sample of search results but go to OxLIP+ if you want to do detailed searching of the 800+ e-resources and databases.
OxLIP+ http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
From OxLIP+ you can look for a resource by title or by subject, as before, but you can also search for a database by a word in its title or description. Selective databases can be cross-searched, thus allowing you to pick and choose databases from Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Medicine for truly interdisciplinary searching. Ask the Library staff for assistance with the many new options on offer.
OU E-journals http://ejournals.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
OU E-Journals, already familiar to most of you, is still available as a separate search service and is your easiest way into a full-text ejournal. Oxford now has over 28,000 titles!
Use Single-Sign-On (SSO) to have access to the personalised features of these services, and to access resource content from outside the Oxford University network. No more need for VPN or Athens - just logon using your SSO account (which is the same as your Herald email userid & password)! Note that SSO is only available if you are on an award-bearing course and have a full University card.
Please use the TELL US WHAT YOU THINK screen on SOLO to tell us your views and send in suggestions.
SOLO is now the default on reader machines in the Library
Today, 1st October, Oxford University Library Services is introducing new search tools that provide enhanced and easy access to its many resources.
SOLO: Search Oxford Libraries Online http://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
OLIS, the library catalogue, still exists but is now overlaid with powerful search software, SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online). SOLO will search across OLIS, as well as the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) and other catalogues and e-resources collections so that your search results will be more comprehensive. Facets provide many additional links and there are options to email results, save results for bibliographic management packages, save searches and create search alerts. SOLO search results link to OLIS so that when you find the item you want, you will be able to place a stack request or a reservation. Using SOLO, it is easy to limit your search to items held in the Continuing Education Library. SOLO also allows for seamless linking to full-text journal articles.
An "Articles and Databases" tab gives you a quick overview (no more than 30 results per database searched) of journal articles, abstracts or bibliographic references in many subjects. Use this if you just want a sample of search results but go to OxLIP+ if you want to do detailed searching of the 800+ e-resources and databases.
OxLIP+ http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
From OxLIP+ you can look for a resource by title or by subject, as before, but you can also search for a database by a word in its title or description. Selective databases can be cross-searched, thus allowing you to pick and choose databases from Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Medicine for truly interdisciplinary searching. Ask the Library staff for assistance with the many new options on offer.
OU E-journals http://ejournals.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
OU E-Journals, already familiar to most of you, is still available as a separate search service and is your easiest way into a full-text ejournal. Oxford now has over 28,000 titles!
Use Single-Sign-On (SSO) to have access to the personalised features of these services, and to access resource content from outside the Oxford University network. No more need for VPN or Athens - just logon using your SSO account (which is the same as your Herald email userid & password)! Note that SSO is only available if you are on an award-bearing course and have a full University card.
Please use the TELL US WHAT YOU THINK screen on SOLO to tell us your views and send in suggestions.
SOLO is now the default on reader machines in the Library
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